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10 OCT 2021 View in browser Facts, not fear. TRENDING TOPICS IRS monitoring concern • Ethnic studies requirement • Lebanon power outages • Austrian chancellor resigns • Climate denial demonetization FEATURED UNDER-REPORTED STORIES Racist medical formulas • Hybrid college campus • North Korea's vaccine hesitancy You are on the free plan of The Factual Help a friend be better informed. Get a free month of Premium. Refer a friend TRENDING TOPICS, MOST CREDIBLE STORIES #1 in U.S. News • 9 articles Why is a proposed IRS policy raising privacy concerns? Highly-rated - last 48 hrs Biden plan would give IRS more power to track $600 bank accounts: What you need to know. Arizona Republic (Moderate Right) • Factual Grade 78% • 5 min read A proposal [included in President Biden's $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation plan] would require banks, credit unions and other financial companies to monitor deposits and withdrawals in accounts that have balances above $600 at any time during the year. That would include the vast majority of personal and small-business accounts. ... "It would create tremendous liability for all affected parties by requiring the collection of financial information for nearly every American without proper explanation of how the IRS will store, protect and use this enormous trove of information," [a letter from industry groups said]. ... Supporters contend bank customers would face no new obligations while giving the IRS more information to pursue tax cheats. They hope to close a tax gap estimated at around $600 billion annually. Media reports have indicated [the threshold] could be increased to, say, $10,000 — the level at which banks report transactions in an effort to combat money laundering. Different political viewpoint The facts around an IRS proposal some claim would allow 'spying' on Americans' bank accounts. CNN (Left) • Factual Grade 73% • 5 min read Selected long-read Biden administration wants IRS to monitor people's bank accounts more closely — will it catch tax cheats, or invade privacy? MarketWatch (Center) • Factual Grade 87% • 6 min read View all articles TODAY'S POLL Should banks monitor almost all deposits and withdrawals for IRS enforcement? Yes No Unsure All votes are anonymous. This poll closes at: 9:00 PDT YESTERDAY'S POLL Should gifted and talented education be eliminated? 454 votes, 89 comments Context: New York City aims to eliminate gifted and talented school program given racial inequities. HIGHLIGHTED COMMENTS " No - The lack of competition in public education is why we continue to fall behind other countries. Schools do not compete against each other (no voucher programs to worry about losing dollars). Teachers do not compete against each other (union protection, tenure protection, no financial reward for being great). Similar to California's proposal to remove AP classes, this puts the final nail in education competition at the student level." " Yes - As a student who was in the "Gifted and Talented" program, I believe that it was a great experience for me but had a negative effect on my young pee..." " Unsure - As a former GATE kid I can attest that being told I was gifted led to me h..." Your comments and earned Respects. #2 in U.S. News • 7 articles Why is California requiring ethnic studies to graduate high school? Under Assembly Bill 101, ethnic studies courses will have to be offered at high schools starting in the 2025-26 school year. Earlier drafts [of the legislation] were accus... Full summaries, images, and headlines for subscribers only. One payment. Once a year. $25 Upgrade Now #1 in World News • 15 articles Why is Lebanon facing widespread blackouts? Not for the first time in recent months, the power has gone out in Lebanon. 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